Roberto De Zerbi quells talk of new contract at Brighton amid ongoing Liverpool links
Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi has coolly played off any rumours that he is set to extend his contract on the south coast.
The Italian manager, who has been heavily linked with taking over from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool this summer, remains one of the leading candidates alongside current Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim.
With it having emerged in the last few days that former favourite Xabi Alonso is set to stay in Germany with Bayer Leverkusen beyond this season, the rumour mill is again in full swing with De Zerbi's attacking brand of football and keen eye for emerging players just two attractive attributes that FSG could look to consider later this year.
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“Signing a new deal at Brighton? At the moment, no," began the 44-year-old when posed the question of his future earlier this week.
“I need to speak to Tony Bloom about the plan for the club in order to decide my future, I want to know what is the project. I want to keep my ambition”.
With the Seagulls currently six points away from Manchester United in sixth spot, hopes of qualification for Europe will once again be at the forefront of De Zerbi's mind given their endeavours in the UEFA Europa League this season.
Having crashed out of the competition against Roma just a few short weeks ago, Brighton still have tough tests against Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United all to come before the end of the season, with the onus on building on what has been another strong campaign overall.
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